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memtbI am worried for your firearms! there are lots of unhealthy questionable red flags in your relationships with your rifles.While true, a lot can be said for having a vision for your first custom big game rifle. That vision being fulfilled by a good knowledge of what you want in a rifle and cartridge, combined with the workmanship of a skilled gun builder.
A rifle and cartridge not specialized for but one purpose, but like a good marriage, will be with you through thick and thin. A rifle that can and will be your constant companion through every possible hunting scenario that life can throw at you. You know that that rifle and cartridge can and will fulfill your wildest hunting dream, never forsake you or disappoint you. A rifle and cartridge you can grow old with …..your constant companion. A rifle that when held feels as if a part of you. A lifelong companion that when you first met was love a first sight. A rifle which is a part of many memories, leaving you with no regrets, and no desire for another!
So whether it be a classic action, deeply blued polished steel inset into a beautiful piece of wood, that could be the "Bell of the Ball", that is a bit "high maintenance or a functional action, with a stainless steel barrel cradled in a synthetic stock, that some may consider a bit plain but will be with you through the toughest of times. Each, in their own way, has "soul"!
It just depends upon which one you prefer as your "Soulmate"!
This resonates with me, I'm stuck on my wood stock blued steel Rem700, except I recently replaced the barrel to newer fast twist technology so best of both worlds, my plan is to go out using the old. New tech has not obsoleted the classics though, your 308 will still do everything the new calibers will.
I am a….PLAYER. I have more than one in my stable.I have a monogamous relationship ……I have "only one" hunting rifle!memtb
Some are fat and some are slimmer, but they all like to dance. lol.
This is part of why I'm still using the 700p in 308 with a mark 4 scope. I don't shoot formal competitions, but outshoot about 90% of the people I hunt with or see at the range. No doubt there are plenty of folks here that could school me though.I am stuck on what is now considered old school, but I love it and can still out shoot most of the younger ones with their new fancy fetish that comes out.
